BBC reports:
A Thames Valley police officer, who emailed secret information on court case witnesses and gangland shootings to his father, has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work.
Matthew Oaten previously pleaded guilty to three counts of computer misuse and two of disclosing personal data.
Winchester Crown Court was told he may have been trying to impress his father, a former police inspector.
PC Oaten was also ordered to pay £1,000 towards prosecution costs.
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